Woman struck by car is third pedestrian to be hit on ridge in week

PARADISE — A 61-year-old Paradise woman was hurt early Tuesday morning when she was tried crossing Pearson Road, just east of Clark Road.

According to Paradise police at about 6:28 a.m., Connie Sue Duncan was crossing from the north edge of Pearson when she walked out into the roadway to try to see around a blind curve.

Police say at the same time, Aaron Scott McSpadden, 37, of Paradise, was traveling westbound on Pearson. The passenger side view mirror of his Toyota pickup struck Duncan, causing her to fall to the ground.

Police say that Duncan, who was transported to Feather River Hospital with complaint of pain to her back, was 191 feet outside of the designated crosswalk at the intersection of Clark Road and Pearson Road.

Police also say that drugs and alcohol were not involved and the driver is not expected to be cited as a result of the investigation.

Tuesday morning's accident is the third vehicle vs. pedestrian accident since Thursday in Paradise, when a 73-year-old man was killed when he struck by what police think was a small import-style car.

Then on Friday afternoon, a woman was accidentally run over over by her husband at the Wells Fargo Bank drive-through.